Emeric Pressburger
Personal Info
Known for
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-12-05
Day of Death
1988-02-05 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Miskolc, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Emeric Pressburger
Biography
Emeric Pressburger (born Imre József Pressburger; 5 December 1902 – 5 February 1988) was a Hungarian British screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is best known for his series of film collaborations with Michael Powell, in an award-winning collaboration partnership known as the Archers and produced a series of films, notably 49th Parallel (1941), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946, also called Stairway to Heaven), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).
Known For
Acting
(2024)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
as Self (archive footage)
(1981)
A Pretty British Affair
as Interviewee
(1948)
The Red Shoes
as Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
Crew
(1972)
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
Producer, Screenplay
(1966)
They're a Weird Mob
Writer
(1965)
Operation Crossbow
Screenplay
(1964)
Behold a Pale Horse
Novel
(1957)
Ill Met by Moonlight
Director, Writer, Producer
(1957)
Miracle in Soho
Writer, Producer
(1957)
Men Against Britannia
Writer
(1956)
The Battle of the River Plate
Writer, Director, Producer
(1955)
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Director, Writer, Producer
(1953)
Twice Upon a Time
Director, Producer, Screenplay
(1951)
The Tales of Hoffmann
Writer, Producer, Director
(1950)
Gone to Earth
Producer, Director, Screenplay
(1950)
The Elusive Pimpernel
Writer, Producer, Director
(1949)
The Small Back Room
Writer, Director, Producer
(1948)
The Red Shoes
Director, Producer, Writer, Story
(1947)
Black Narcissus
Director, Writer, Producer
(1947)
The End of the River
Producer, Script Supervisor, Writer
(1946)
A Matter of Life and Death
Screenplay, Director, Producer
(1946)
Wanted for Murder
Screenplay
(1945)
I Know Where I'm Going!
Writer, Director, Producer
(1944)
A Canterbury Tale
Director, Writer, Producer
(1944)
The Volunteer
Director, Writer, Producer
(1943)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Writer, Director, Producer
(1943)
Squadron Leader X
Story
(1943)
The Silver Fleet
Producer, Story
(1942)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Director, Writer, Producer
(1942)
Breach of Promise
Screenplay, Story
(1942)
Rings on Her Fingers
Screenplay
(1941)
Atlantic Ferry
Screenplay
(1941)
49th Parallel
Screenplay, Scenario Writer, Original Story
(1940)
Contraband
Writer
(1940)
Spy for a Day
Writer
(1939)
The Spy in Black
Screenplay
(1939)
The Silent Battle
Writer
(1938)
The Challenge
Screenplay
(1937)
The Great Barrier
Writer
(1936)
One Rainy Afternoon
Story
(1936)
Port Arthur
Adaptation
(1936)
Under Western Eyes
Adaptation
(1936)
Port-Arthur
Writer
(1936)
Parisian Life
Writer
(1935)
Parisian Life
Scenario Writer
(1935)
Monsieur Sans-Gêne
Writer
(1934)
The Million Hunters
Screenplay
(1934)
My Heart Calls You
Writer
(1933)
(1933)
(1932)
Sehnsucht 202
Writer
(1932)
Gilgi: One of Us
Writer
(1932)
The Old Scoundrel
Writer
(1932)
The Beautiful Adventure
Writer
(1932)
A Girl and a Million
Writer
(1931)
Emil and the Detectives
Screenplay
(1931)
The Scoundrel
Screenplay
(1931)
Ronny
Writer
(1931)
The Little Escapade
Writer
(1931)
(1930)
The Great Passion
Writer
(1930)
Farewell
Writer